Range from the cheapest, mostly independent, £21 per hour and £140 per day (S B Garden & Fencing Service based in EX15) to the dearest, normally the best, £28 per hour and £180 per day (J & A Garden Services based in EX13).
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General maintenance of garden - it is a smallish garden but has a lot in it.
Complete garden clearance from severe weeds also to relay a good quality membrane coverd with stones
Cut back garden shrubs/trees/cut grass/quote for fencing around back and side of front garden. Front garden hedge cut and grass/shrubs also. Side gate/fence moved back by 5 ft. Base laid and shed built 3 x 4 ft. Patio area made safe . Family of 3 children 1 autistic aged 2 yrs need front and back garden made safe and secure so can play.
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| Job details | Estimate |
| Cost to weed a garden | £35 |
| Cost to turf a lawn | £157 |
| Cost to prune a tree | £39 |
| Cost to plant shrubs | £20 |
| Cost to mow the lawn | £20 |
| Cost to remove a hedge | £34 |
| Garden clearance | £313 |
| Once off clearance - removal of ivy & weeds, hedge trimming | £63 |
| General garden maintenance, based on 2 hours of tidying | £39 |
| High pressure jet cleaning paths, drive, gutters, walls, patio | £86 |
| Levelling some of the garden, creating flower beds & a pathway | £313 |
| Levelling out a section and laying slabs to create a pathway | £235 |
| Digging out & levelling the area, laying slabs to create a patio | £235 |
| Dig a section of the garden and create a pond | £313 |
| Cutting down a small tree and removing the trunk as well as digging out some of the roots | £235 |
| Clearing a garden and laying artificial turf down | £47 per sqr metre |
| Replacing an old wooden fence for a new fence | £391 |
| Erecting a wooden shed on an existing base | £157 |